Shcherbakov, R's chess openings
GM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 2517164 games
Shcherbakov, R, Grandmaster from Russia, has 164 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Shcherbakov, R most often opens with 1.e4 (74% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White84 games · +34 =28 −22 · 57%
As Black80 games · +31 =21 −28 · 52%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening74%62 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening13%11 games · scores 64% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening12%10 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense71%20 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6
- 1...e5 Open Game29%8 games · scores 31% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 exf4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense88%22 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1...d5 Closed Game12%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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